Sly and the Family Stone‘s “Love City”, the original as well as Moby’s remix, is one of the top Bboy joints from the late 1960s, providing one of the livest and consequently most-sampled drum loops in the Hip-Hop library.
With mainstream smashes like “Dance to the Music,” “Everyday People,” and “Thank You”, plus innovative jams like “Family Affair,” Sly (@higherslystone) and the Family Stone dropped not only some of the Funkiest tracks over the years, but also blessed the Bboy universe with joints like “Sing a Simple Song” which would go on to be remade by the likes of Roberto Roena, Maceo Parker, and especially, King Herbert and the Knights.
And of course, there’s also Moby’s (@thelittleidiot) rare remix, which you’ve probably heard at Bboy jams for years:
From an Allmusic review about the track:
Sort of a prototypical version of “Dance to the Music” (which would come a year later), “Love City” is almost identical in melody, feel, and construction to that great hit. Funky Stax-inspired horns and drums lead the way here, but in this case, it sounds closer to an in-the-studio jam. Either way, it shows Sly Stone getting his footing both stylistically and in terms of studio moxie.
